BRONX, N.Y. - Â The Fordham University Rams continue the 2025 Patriot League season, Fordham's 125th varsity season, by hosting the Bucknell University Bison at Moglia Stadium at Jack Coffey Field on Saturday, November 8, at 1:00 p.m.
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The game will be televised live on SNY and streamed live on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Andrew Posadas (analyst) announcing and broadcast live on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the
WFUV YouTube channel with Chris Carrino (p-b-p) and Brendan Shorey (analyst) handling the announcing chores.
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Fordham enters the game with a 1-8 record, 1-4 in the Patriot League, and is coming off a 17-14 League loss at Richmond last Saturday while Bucknell enters with a 4-5 overall record, 1-3 in the Patriot League following a 31-24 home Patriot League loss to Georgetown on October 25.
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It will be the 41st meeting between Fordham and Bucknell on the gridiron. Fordham leads the all-time series, which started in 1929, 21-19. The Bison took last year's meeting in Lewisburg, 28-27, on November 9, scoring on a 15-yard touchdown pass with 2:15 remaining in the game.
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A few notes on the game:
• 27 members of the Fordham football program, making their final appearance at Moglia Stadium, will be honored in a pregame ceremony.
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• Fordham grad student linebacker
James Conway was named one of 16 finalists for the
2025 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award that annually recognizes an individual as the absolute best in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance, and exemplary leadership
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• Conway has 567 career stops for Conway the most for an active NCAA Division I student-athlete and a new NCAA FCS record (former mark was 550 set by Boomer Grigsby of Illinois State). He is ten shy of the NCAA Division I record set by Troy's Carlton Martial.
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• Conway leads all NCAA Division I tacklers with 131 on the season.
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• Fordham junior quarterback
Gunnar Smith is enjoying a successful first season for the Rams.
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• Smith has completed 190 of 332 passes for 2,050 yards and eleven touchdowns.
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• He leads the Patriot League and is 20th in the NCAA FCS in passing yards/game (227.8), leads the League and is tenth in the NCAA FCS in completions per game (21.11), and is fourth in the conference in points responsible for per game (10.2).
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• In three-plus years, grad student punter
Will Haslett has punted 181 times, seventh on the all-time list, for 7,727 yards, fourth on the Rams' career list.
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• Fordham is represented by five captains in 2025: senior tight end
Jaden Allen, grad student linebacker
James Conway, senior defensive back
Alex Kemper, senior offensive linemen
Duke Leonard, and senior defensive lineman
Claudy Robinson.